Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 6, 2023, 4:34 PM GMT+13 (03:34 UTC), 559 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-06 03:34:53 UTC
Depth
558.9 km (347.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.448° S, 178.033° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.8 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1238 days ago · 601 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1236 days ago · 566 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1218 days ago · 544 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.3297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1214 days ago · 580 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.3258 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1214 days ago · 542 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1209 days ago · 559 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 619 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.4269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 487 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1193 days ago · 561 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1188 days ago · 437 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1262 days ago · 460 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1262 days ago · 413 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1264 days ago · 597 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.2272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1264 days ago · 520 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.4286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1267 days ago · 517 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.3295 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1269 days ago · 398 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k9yk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:16 AM UTC.